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perfect

[pur-fikt, per-fekt] / ˈpɜr fɪkt, pərˈfɛkt /






Usage

What are other ways to say perfect? The adjective perfect emphasizes completeness, and also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts or is fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. 

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German zeppelins had been filled with hydrogen from the beginning, and, by 1937, after hundreds of commercial flights, boasted a perfect safety record.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

No person is perfect, and no relationship “has it all.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

"And that might mean going towards something more universal to get to more children, rather than something that's perfect, but only answers part of the problem."

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

“There’s no perfect way to measure it, but there are real signs, and most people ignore them until it’s too late,” Jay said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

For her, it was the perfect way to say “thank you” and “you’re welcome.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

As “Maddie’s Secret” continues, and the titular Maddie falls deeper into the grasp of her titular secret, Early perfects that push and pull.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The avatar perfects the theater, showing up with scripted answers.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

Ever wondered how an actor from Brisbane, Australia, perfects a Northern accent?

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

Just as a chef perfects a dish by experimenting with flavors and textures, the researchers used an iterative process, testing variations to find the ideal structure for the ionizable lipid.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2024

As we have seen, the good is that which perfects a nature, that which is due to a nature as the realization of the end of the latter.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Peter Coffey

Whether it is Borussia Dortmund's famous 'Yellow Wall' or the displays that fill the stands of Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena, Germany has long perfected the art of the tifo.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

X factor: It’s uniquely cool to be wielding weapons with so much history, whose use has been perfected over thousands of years.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

After I lost my longtime gig, I decided to launch my own private computer course, based on strategies I’d perfected for decades.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

How AQR perfected tax-loss harvesting to help the rich get richer.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2026

She had perfected the whine of a nine-year-old.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

By perfecting coal-to-chemical processing over many years, it has further protected the country against disruptions to oil supplies, said Helen Qiao, Greater China economist at Bank of America.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

She impressed casting directors with a repertoire of characters and accents she’d been perfecting since she was 4 years old.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Here in the United States, Mikel Arteta's dedication to perfecting Arsenal's routines is an approach England head coach Tuchel is looking to replicate.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

I’ll get to play Grace day and night, perfecting my skills.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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